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Your Grocery Store Apple Could Be a Year Old, But That's OK

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Science has made it possible for some apples to be stored as long as a year before selling. How is that done, and is it safe?

Move Over Turducken. The Christmas PieCaken Is Here

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You think the turducken is a glutinous holiday dish? Let us introduce you to the Christmas PieCaken.

Think You Don't Get Enough Protein? That May Just Be Hype

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Global retail sales of protein supplement products reached a staggering $18.9 billion in 2020, but is all this extra protein in our diets really necessary?

Chia Seeds Could Be the Nutritional Nuggets You Need

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They can be stored for up to five years before they lose their potency, and they are a versatile nutritional powerhouse.

Food Fermentation: How Microorganisms Make Food Delicious

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Our ancestors survived long winters because of fermented foods, but what health benefits do they have for modern humans?

Fire in the Hole! The Hot Sauce Quiz

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Nothing adds heat to a dish quite like hot sauce. Think you're hot sauce savvy? Take this quiz and prove it!

If You're Not Baking With Mayonnaise, You Should Be

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Mayonnaise is the best baker's secret ingredient. Why? Because its simple emulsion of egg, oil and acid is vital to most baking recipes.

Chez Panisse Hits Rare Restaurant Milestone: 50 Years in the Biz

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The café Alice Waters opened in Berkeley, California, in 1971 launched California cuisine and the farm-to-table movement. Fifty years later Chez Panisse is still one of America's most influential restaurants.

'International' Foods Invented In the U.S.A. Quiz

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Some tasty "international" foods were not created in other countries but actually in the good old U.S.A. Think you know which dishes were first cooked where?

Liquid Smoke: Why You Either Love It or Hate It

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It's a "controversial" condiment if there ever was one. But what is liquid smoke anyway and why do some people hate the stuff?